ἱερός, ἱερά, ἱερόν (its primary sense is thought to be mighty; cf. Curtius, § 614; Vanicek, p. 88; yet see Schmidt as below; fr, Homer down), sacred, consecrated to the deity, pertaining to God: ἱερά γράμματα, sacred Scriptures, because inspired by God, treating of divine things and therefore to be devoutly revered, 2Ti_3:15 (Josephus, Antiquities prooem. 3; (10, 10, 4 at the end); b. j. 6, 5, 4; contra Apion 1 (10, 3; 18, 6); 26, 1; ἱεραι βίβλοι, Antiquities 2, 16, 5; (c. Apion 1, 1; 23, 4), etc.; οὐκ ἐνετραφης οὐδέ ἐνησκηθης τοῖς ἱεροῖς γραμμασι, Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 29, Mang. edition ii., p. 574); (κήρυγμα, Mar_16:1-20 WH in (rejected) 'Shorter Conclusion'); neuter plural as a substantive, τά ἱερά, the holy things, those which pertain to the worship of God in the temple, 1Co_9:13, cf. ἐργάζομαι, 2 a. (See references under the word ἅγιος, at the end; especially Schmidt, chapter 181.)

ἱερός hieros 2x holy, divine, set apart, 2Ti_3:15 ; τὰ ἱερά , sacred rites, 1Co_9:13

ἱερός , -ά , όν , [in LXX : Eze_28:18 ( H4720 ); τό ἱ , 1Ch_29:4 ( H1004 ), Eze_45:19 ( H5835 ); very freq . in 1Es_1:1-58 -4 Mac;] 1. in Hom ., marvellous, mighty, divine. 2. (Also in Hom , and later cl .) consecrated to the deity, sacred: pl., ἱ . γράμματα , 2Ti_3:15 . 3. As subst ., (a) (so in Hom .), τὰ ἱ ., sacrifices, sacred rites, sacred things: 1Co_9:13 ; (b) later, τὸ ἱ .,., a consecrated or sacred place, a temple: τ . Ἀρτέμιδος , Act_19:27 ; of the temple at Jerusalem, i.e . the entire precincts or some part thereof (as distinct from ὁ ναός , q.v. , the Sanctuary proper): 1Co_9:13 , and freq . in Gosp. and esp . in Ac, Mat_12:6 , Mar_13:3 , Act_4:1 , al. (on the use of ἱ . in Imperial Iuser., v. Deiss., LAE , 380 f .).

ἱερός [page 301] This adj., which remains unchanged in MGr, is very common in the inscrr. with reference to heathen temples, sacred revenues, and sacrificial and other rites. With the use in 2Ti_3:15 we may compare the νόμοι ἱεροὶ καὶ ἀραί by which the temple of Jupiter at Magnesia was protected against harm : see Magn 105 .53 (ii/A.D.) as cited by Thieme p. 36. See also s.vv. βίβλος and γράμμα , and for the protection afforded by the sacred area see s.v . βωμός , and the note on PSI V. 515 .15 . The βῆμα of the Prefect of Egypt is described in P Hamb I. 4 .8 (A.D. 87) as ἱερώτατον : cf. P Lond 358 .19 ( c. A.D. 150) (= II. p. 172), and BGU II. 613 .19 (time of Anton. Pius). See also P Oxy IX. 1211 .1 (ii/A.D.) τὰ πρὸς τὴν θυσίαν τοῦ ἱερωτάτου Νείλου . The adj. is found in the title of an athletic club in P Lond 1178 .16 (A.D. 194) (= III. p. 217, Selections , p. 99) ἡ ἱερὰ ξυστικὴ περιπολιστικὴ . . . σύνοδος , the Worshipful Gymnastic Club of Nomads. For ἱερὰ νόσος = epilepsy cf. P Oxy I. 94 .11 (A.D. 83), 95 .19 (A.D. 129) and the other passages collected by Modica Introduzione , p. 146. The word is used in the address of a Christian letter, P Oxy XII. 1492 .1 (iii/iv A.D.) χα [ῖ ]ρε , ἱερ [ὲ υἱέ , also ib. verso and 1592 .7 .

ἱερός ἱερός, ή, όν "super-human, mighty, divine, wonderful", Hom. ; often like θεσπέσιος, to express wonder or admiration, ἱερὸν τέλος, ἱερὸς στρατός "a glorious" band, id=Hom. ; ἱερὸς δίφρος "a splendid" chariot, Il. ; οὐχ ἱερόν no "mighty matter!" Theocr. "holy, hallowed", Lat. sacer, Hom. , etc.; ἱερὸς πόλεμος "a holy" war, Ar. , etc.: ἱρὰ γράμματα, ῀ ἱερογλυφικά, Hdt. ; ἱερὸν τὸ σῶμα διδόναι, of one "dedicated" to a god, Eur. ; ἱερὸς νόμος the law "of sacrifice", Dem. ; of the Roman Tribunes, to express "sacrosanctus", Plut. ; for ἱερὰ καὶ ὅσια, v. ὅσιος. of kings, heroes, etc., from a notion of "the divinity that doth hedge a king," Pind. , Soph. as Subst., ἱερά, ionic ἱρά, τά, "offerings, sacrifices, victims", ἱερὰ ῥέζειν, Lat. sacra facere, operari, Il. ; ἔρδειν Hes. ; θῦσαι Hdt. :—after Hom. "the inwards of the victim, the auspices", τὰ ἱερὰ καλὰ ἦν Xen. ; or, simply, τὰ ἱερὰ γίγνεται id=Xen. :—generally, "sacred things or rites", Lat. sacra, Hdt. ἱερόν, ionic ἱρόν, τό, "a temple, holy place", id=Hdt. , attic ἱρὸν τῆς δίκης "a sacred principle" of right, Eur. special phrases: ἱερὸς λόχος, v. λόχος 1. 4. ἱερὰ νόσος "the awful disease, epilepsy", Hdt. ἡ ἱ. ὁδός "the sacred road to Delphi", id=Hdt. ἡ ἱερά (sc. τριήρης), of the Delian ship, or one of the state-ships (Salaminia or Paralos), Dem. Ἱερὰ νῆσος, one of the Liparean group, Thuc. adv. -ρῶς, "holily", Plut.

ἱερός, -ά, όν [in LXX: Eze.28:18 (מִקְדָּשׁ); τό ἱ, 1Ch.29:4 (בַּיִת), Eze.45:19 (עֲזָרָה); very frequently in I Est.1:1-58 -4 Mac ;] __1. in Hom., marvellous, mighty, divine. __2. (Also in Hom, and later cl.) consecrated to the deity, sacred: pl., ἱ. γράμματα, 2Ti.3:15. __3. As subst., __(a) (so in Hom.), τὰ ἱ., sacrifices, sacred rites, sacred things: 1Co.9:13; __(b) later, τὸ ἱ.,., a consecrated or sacred place, a temple: τ. Ἀρτέμιδος, Act.19:27; of the temple at Jerusalem, i.e. the entire precincts or some part thereof (as distinct from ὁ ναός, which see, the Sanctuary proper): 1Co.9:13, and frequently in Gosp. and esp. in Ac, Mat.12:6, Mrk.13:3, Act.4:1, al. (on the use of ἱ. in Imperial Iuser., see Deiss., LAE, 380 f.) (AS)